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Vaccine effectiveness against rotavirus infection was highest in children younger than 3 years and declined with increasing age.
The difference in the mean acceleration between girls and boys was about 3 years.
The analysis yields insights for ongoing staff shortages at US hospitals and underscores the importance of minimizing caseload surges during future public health crises.
Hospital data from 7 countries show high levels of MDR surgical-site infections, limited microbiologic testing, and ineffective antibiotic prophylaxis.
The small-molecule protein synthesis inhibitor CRS3121 met its primary endpoints, with high rates of clinical cure at day 12 and low rates of CDI recurrence.
Vaccines were most cost-effective when given to adults ages 70 and older who had chronic medical conditions.
There was a slightly higher risk for inflammatory bowel disease and blistering skin disorders only in hospitalized COVID-19 patients amid Omicron.
The measles case marks North Carolina's first since 2018.
Early-stage diagnoses especially were lagging for lung and cervical cancers.
CDC lab experts are working on sequencing to identify the neuraminidase and detail the genome, which could yield clues about the source.
Spanish researchers find a correlation between increases in key indicators of air pollution and heightened antibiotic consumption for acute respiratory symptoms.
COVID-19 participants most often reported fatigue, muscle aches, headache, and loss of taste and/or smell, consistent with the more extensive systemic COVID-19 effects.
People with disabilities are also more likely to have severe COVID-19, face treatment refusals, and be hospitalized, the researchers say.
Of the 65 people sickened, 24 have required hospitalization.
More than half of respondents said they would use leftover antibiotics in the future if they were feeling sick.
In a new development, retrospective testing in the Dominican Republic has identified Oropouche cases in samples from people who were negative for dengue.
In Burundi's worsening outbreak, kids younger than 15 are the most affected group, similar to the DR Congo.
Higher-risk activities included carpooling with relatives and attending concerts.
Though most indicators showed downward trends, deaths were up compared to the previous week.
Fewer households reported family members catching a cold (46% vs 61% for usual care) when kids were given saline drops.
